01	Seraphic Light						08:57
	02	Sun Star						06:08
	03	Stellar Regions						03:34
	04	Iris						03:53
	05	Offering						08:22
	06	Configuration						04:03
	07	Jimmy's Mode						06:00
	08	Tranesonic						04:17
	09	Stellar Regions (Alternate Take)						04:40
	10	Sun Star (Alternate Take)						08:05
	11	Tranesonic (Alternate Take)						02:48

IMPD-169 C1967/1995 Impulse! / MCA Records, Inc.
Personnel:
John Coltrane - Tenor Sax
Alice Coltrane - Piano
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Rashied Ali - Drums

Stellar Regions
Date of Release Feb 15, 1967
Styles Avant-Garde Jazz

This is a major set, "new" music from John Coltrane that was recorded February 15, 1967, (five months before his death) but not released for the first time until 1995. One of several "lost" sessions that were stored by Alice Coltrane for decades, only one selection ("Offering" which was on Expression) among the eight numbers and three alternates was ever out before. The music, although well worth releasing, offers no real hints as to what Coltrane might have been playing had he lived into the 1970s. The performances by the quartet (with pianist Alice Coltrane, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Rashied Ali) are briefer (2:48-8:54) than Coltrane's recordings of the previous year but that might have been due to the fact that this music was played in the studio (as opposed to the marathon live blowouts with Pharoah Sanders) or to Coltrane's worsening health. Actually 'Trane (who sticks here exclusively to tenor) is as powerful as usual, showing no compromise in his intense flights and indulging in sound explorations that are as free (but with purpose) as any he had ever done. Coltrane's true fans will want to go out of their way to acquire this intriguing CD. — Scott Yanow

1. Seraphic Light (Coltrane) - 8:54
2. Sun Star (Coltrane) - 6:05
3. Stellar Regions (Coltrane) - 3:31
4. Iris (Coltrane) - 3:50
5. Offering (Coltrane) - 8:20
6. Configuration (Coltrane) - 4:01
7. Jimmy's Mode (Coltrane) - 5:58
8. Tranesonic (Coltrane) - 4:14
9. Stellar Regions [alternate take] (Coltrane) - 4:37
10. Sun Star [alternate take] (Coltrane) - 8:05
11. Tranesonic [alternate take] (Coltrane) - 2:48


Rashied Ali - Drums
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Alice Coltrane - Piano
John Coltrane - Sax (Tenor), Producer
Michael Cuscuna - Producer
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
Bob Thiele - Producer
David Wild - Liner Notes
Chuck Stewart - Photography
Jim Marshall - Photography
Jason Claiborne - Graphic Design
Hollis King - Art Direction

1995 CD Impulse! 169
1995 LP Impulse! 169
1995 CD Impulse! 169